Ionospheres of Venus and Mars: A comparative study

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-151

  Mahajan, K K ^a   Dwivedi, A K ^a  

^a National Physical Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars ionosphere; Planetary magnetic fields; Venus ionosphere

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOMETERS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLANETS;

MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR (MGS); PIONEER VENUS ORBITER (PVO);

SPACE RESEARCH;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 1842523133     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.04.012     Document Type: Article

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